Category archives for: Food

Canadians ready for a change to health-care system

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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 6, 2010/ Troy Media/ – Canadians are ready to skewer their health-care system. Why aren’t their politicians? . . .

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EU food-supplement clampdown overrides consumer choice

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 19, 2010/ Troy Media/ – In 2011, hundreds of food supplements and thousands of health-benefit claims concerning food supplements will be banished from the European market . . .

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The food we eat could be killing us (Part 2)

NEW YORK, May 4, 2010/ Troy Media/ — Even though industrial farming has radically changed the farming industry, Mike Hansen is optimistic about the future . . .

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Alberta’s sustainable ranchers compete with “Walmart” model

CALGARY, AB, Apr. 26, 2010/ — Many Alberta ranchers resist the pressure to adopt the “Walmart model” of producing cheap factory-style beef . . .

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The food we eat could be killing us

NEW YORK, April 27, 2010/ Troy Media/ — Most of the meat sold in supermarkets and butcher shops is unhealthy and that the methods used to feed, house and slaughter the animals are doing untold damage to the environment . . .

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Cheap eating tips for the frugal traveler

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr. 1, 2010/ Troy Media/ — Saving on meals will give you more cash for indulging in other travel pursuits . . .

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The shop-local movement has some pitfalls

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 15, 2010/ Troy Media/ — All sorts of well-meaning organizations like to extol the virtues of shopping local and supporting the local business community. But . . .

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Na zdraví! The Czech Republic and beer

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Oct. 10, 2009/ Troy Media/ — We’re not talking just any beer here. We’re talking Czech beer, lager to be specific. It was in the town of Plenz (Pilsen) that the first light golden lager was produced. Pilsner has become a generic term for similar lagers wherever they are brewed.

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What exactly are tapas?

MADRID, Spain, May 29, 2009/ Troy Media/ — You keep hearing that a trip to Spain isn’t complete without trying tapas. OK. But do you really know what they are? What if you get up your nerve to wander into a bar, and you find that there is no such thing on the menu?

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Won’t shell out for food safety? Expect problems

REGINA, SK, Feb. 23, 2009/ — Peanuts and peanut products tainted with salmonella in the U.S. have made 604 people sick, sent 187 to the hospital and killed eight.

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